The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-03

/ STdIbn rates. ana aiter a snort discussion
the matter was referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
| j. w. McIaury and several of the
members engaged i'm a discussion in re-
gard To the hour of meeting. and sug-
gested a change from : o'clock in the
evening Ia more suitable hour in the
day time. The L.latter was, on motion.
left with the Board of Governors.
FRIENDLY CRITICISM
! Dr. X. &. Flower spoke at some length
ON the benefits to be- derived from a
| properly conducted Board of Trade He
said he liked Palatka. our matchless
climate and the people, but he unmerci-
/ fully criticised some of our slow methods
of doing business. We wer. livelier than
most of the other Southern States. bu
still there WAS great room for improves
| ment. New England's chief products
were stone and ice. but its manufactur-
ing enterprises sent their products Ia
every part Of the civilized world. Flori-
da raised all the fruits needed. but they
were shipped North. canned. and sent
back here and sold al great profit This
work should he done in Florida and the
profit kept at home. Palatka was ad-
mirablv situated at the head of ocean
navigation, and possessed all the water
and rail navigation necessary for a pros
porous city. Advantage should be taken
of all these. The streets should be filled
with shade trees: street ears should run
through the town: big hotels should b,-
built; drives constructed and the town
made 50 attractive that the visitor would
only think of leaving when his
purse was exhausted We had
no schools. He was willing to
give S1O.OOO To a good school if we could
induce certain proper people To come and
establish such AN institution in our midst.
The people of the North. he said. were
getting acquainted with us. through our
rails, steamships and newspapers. Their
false ideas were being corrected through
these channels. Anything that helped
the railroads or the newspapers helped
Florida and every inhabitant of the
State. and they We're enterprises that
should be sustained. Manufactures.
parks. and all kinds of improvements
should be encouraged and fostered. and
he suggested that "A first class nursery
was among the greatest needs of the |
State. whose elegantly printed and illus
trated catalogues would attract the at
tention of thousands of people He was
willing 10 aid in anything To develop the |
country.
DIR. Flower is "a pleasing talker. elo- |
quent and witty. and was applauded fire.
quently during his remarks. of which the |
above il q mere outline.
PALATKA's ADVANTAGES.
j. A. Iarnerd was called on for a |
speech, but in declining he said all he |
wanted To say was that Palatka had the !
best wharves. the longest storerooms and |
warehouses in the State. and that we |
were better prepared for handling and |
large quantities Of goods
than any other city in Florida.
j. w. McLaury wanted the Committee |
on Agriculture and Horticulture Ia pre-
pare "A tabulated statement of all the pro
lucts possible in this section of the State,
and the profits derived from each. so
that the members could get the use of |
il i'll writing to possible settlers. He also
thanked DIR. Flower for his remarks. and
promised that the Committee on Educa-
lion would look into the school matters
spoken of 10y the Doctor.
The new city charter. now before the
legislature. was slightly discussed. and
saf. to h a 80. |
legislation.
President Griffin stated that specimens
If all the products of this section of the
state would be- kept on exhibition in the
Board of Trade Rooms in their proper
'eason and that the rooms would always
pe kept open for the use of committees
IN other purposes. Also that Mr.. Loeb
lad kindly given the use of the room to
he Board for the summer free of rent.
DIR. 4. l.. Cole. on being called ON for
said he had but little to say at
PRESENT, but hoped the committees would
get To work Immediately. and do all that
vas possible. He knew of a man who
would establish a broom factory if our
armers would grow broom corn, and he
wanted that fact brought Ia their atten-
ion.
The Board then adjourned.
The officers of the Palatka Board of
'rade are:
President-Martin Griffin.
Nice-President-Dr. 4. l.. Cole.
Governors-S. &. Chandler. y. Conant.
Il. Loeb. w. j. Webb and W. j. Wine
,aT.
Secretary-S. L. Hammond. Z